Boston Area Classics Calendar
October 2022
Timothy Clark (Boston
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Thu., Oct. 6, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, 147 Bay State Rd, Room 201,
Boston, MA
"From Roman Geopolitics to American Law: How Classics Can Illuminate Historical
Experiences and Structures of Racism and Othering"
Abstract: In recent years, events at home and abroad have demonstrated the urgent need to
highlight and uproot structures of racism and inequality that dominate American life.
Academic complicity in these structures has also come under increased scrutiny. Scholars
within Classics and ancient history have used new methodologies to expand our views of
ancient societies and render the ancient world relevant to the 21st century.
In support of these efforts, Professor Timothy Clark will show in this lecture how
comparing the ancient and modern worlds sheds new light on the conceptual frameworks that
underpin racism and othering. Professor Clark will show how Roman officials under the
emperor Nero and the American legal system in the 21st century situated eastern “others”
in conceptual and legal positions where their exact status was left ambiguous. He will
explain why this form of Orientalism persists and how it personally impacted ancient
eastern nobles and modern Iranian-Americans alike. This lecture will show the dangerous
consequences that result when the categories we create for different ethnic and racial
groups are taken for granted.
Boston University: New Approaches to
Classics<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.edu…
Contact: James Uden, uden@bu.edu<mailto:uden@bu.edu>
Lorelei H. Corcoran, University of
Memphis<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Thu., Oct. 6, 6 – 7:15 p.m.
HARVARD MUSEUMS OF SCIENCE & CULTURE, HARVARD MUSEUM OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST, HARVARD
ART MUSEUMS, Hybrid event: Available on Zoom or in-person at the Geological Lecture Hall,
24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138
The “Mummy Portraits” of Roman Egypt: Status, Ethnicity, and Magic
Lorelei Corcoran, Professor of Art History; Director, Institute of Egyptian Art &
Archaeology, University of Memphis
In ancient Egypt, one of the final steps in the mummification process was to equip the
body with a permanent face covering that helped to protect the head and also to ritually
transform the deceased into a god. The earliest examples of these were stylized masks,
later replaced by more realistic-looking, painted portraits. Using evidence from the
archaeological record and the Book of the Dead—a series of spells meant to guide the dead
as they sought eternal life— Lorelei Corcoran will discuss the production and function of
the “mummy portraits” that were popular throughout Egypt in the Roman period and what
these images reveal about the religious beliefs and multi-layered ethnicities of their
subjects.
Free parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.
Presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Harvard Museums of
Science & Culture in collaboration with the Harvard Art Museums
Related exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums: Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt open
through December 31, 2022
Image courtesy Harvard Art Museums: 1939.111
hmsc.harvard.edu…<https://hmsc.harvard.edu/mummy-portraits-roman-egypt&g…
hmscpr@hmsc.harvard.edu<mailto:hmscpr@hmsc.harvard.edu>
[Lorelei H. Corcoran, University of Memphis]
Peter Barrios-Lech (UMass
Boston)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Tue., Oct. 11, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
UMass Boston, Remote via Zoom
"Incorporating Latin Communication in Class: A Guide for the Wary/Weary"
This talk will examine the role of output in classroom language instruction with a view to
revising the SCS/ACL standards.
Use this
form<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tinyurl.com_SL…
to sign up to receive the Zoom link
UMass Boston SLA and Classics
Seminar<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__blogs.umb.e…
contact: Christopher Cochran
(Christopher.Cochran@umb.edu<mailto:Christopher.Cochran@umb.edu>)
Andy Chen (Harvard
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Wed., Oct. 12, 5 – 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA, 02138
"The Ideal General of Leo VI's Taktika"
John Duffy
Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society>
Claude Calame (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences
Sociales)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar…
Mon., Oct. 17, 5 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Barker 133, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
"Choral performances of young women and (homo)erotic ritual poetry: back to
Alcman's and Sappho’s songs"
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient Greece and
Rome<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/civilizations-ancient-gr…
Kristina Chew (Rutgers
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Tue., Oct. 18, 5 – 6 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, School of Theology (STH B23), 745 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
Kristina Chew, Associate Teaching Professor at Rutgers University, will show how
translating Catullus offers a new understanding of his poetry and his translations.
Boston University: New Approaches to
Classics<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.edu…
contact: James Uden: uden@bu.edu<mailto:uden@bu.edu>
Kimberly Cassibry (Wellesley
College)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Fri., Oct. 21, 4 – 5:15 p.m.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST, Herter Hall, Room 227, 161 Presidents Drive, Amherst,
MA 01003
“Seeing the Roman Empire through Ancient Souvenirs"
Kimberly Cassibry is an Associate Professor of Art at Wellesley College.
sponsored by the UMass Amherst Classics Department
tramsby@umass.edu<mailto:tramsby@umass.edu>
Jeffrey Murray, 'Classics in Natal,
1843-2000'<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-ca…
Wed., Oct. 26, 12:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Hutchins Center, 104 Mount Auburn Street, Floor 3R, Cambridge, MA
This event will be in-person & live-streamed on
YouTube<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__youtu.be_BX…HeZIT8ViDbChf2FnUyw&e=>.
Jeffrey
Murray<https://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/people/jeffrey-murray> is the
Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Literatures, University of Cape Town
Part of the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute Colloquium Series
hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu…<https://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/e…
New England Ancient History Colloquium Fall
2022<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trum…
Wed., Oct. 26, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, Mandel Center for the Humanities, Waltham, MA 02453
We are pleased to announce the fall meeting of the New England Ancient History Colloquium
(NEAHC). On the evening of October 26th, Brandeis University will host a meeting to
discuss a pre-circulated paper by Professor Roberta Stewart of Dartmouth College entitled,
“Coping with the Lot,” followed by comments from Professor Dominic Machado of the College
of the Holy Cross.
Registration information will be sent before the end of September. Brandeis will host a
reception, followed by dinner and discussion. Links to Professor Stewart’s paper will be
sent two weeks in advance of the meeting.
Brandeis is easily accessible by car and public transportation. Parking is available on
campus near the location of the meeting. Further details on catering choices and location
will be provided on the registration form.
We hope you will consider joining us on campus! This event will be hybrid, and those who
attend online will be able to join in the conversation and question period.
To join the NEAHC mailing list, please write to:
classics_department@brown.edu<mailto:classics_department@brown.edu>
New England Ancient Historians
Colloquium<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.neah…
Contact: Caitlin Gillespie and Cheryl Walker (Brandeis University)
Inspiring Greek Women Writers and the Importance of Their
Translation<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Fri., Oct. 28, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY, PHO 206. 8, St Mary's St, Boston, MA
Join us for an afternoon discussion of the life and works of two prominent Greek authors,
Amanda Michalopoulou and Kallia Papadaki, and a celebration of the importance of women
writers to contemporary cultural life in Greece. The authors will read from their works,
and Prof. Vilelmini Sosoni (Ionian University of Greece) will moderate a discussion and Q
& A. All attendees will have a chance to meet the authors and experts at a reception
afterwards. This event is free and open to students, scholars, and the general public.
Tickets available through
Eventbrite<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.even…usiXo4CJNzzSoVOB2vs&e=>.
www.bu.edu…<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.bu.…
Contact: classics@bu.edu<mailto:classics@bu.edu>
[Inspiring Greek Women Writers and the Importance of Their Translation]
November 2022
Ancient Studies Visitors Series: Carolina López-Ruiz (University of
Chicago)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Tue., Nov. 1, 5:30 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, location TBA
“The Recovery of a Phoenician Intellectual History: Problems and Insights”
Details to follow.
Ancient Studies at Harvard Visitors
Series<https://ancientstudies.harvard.edu/visitors-series>
John DeVoy (Harvard
University)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calend…
Wed., Nov. 9, 5 – 6 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
"Xwedodah: Zoroastrian Incest from Herodotus to Heraclius"
John Duffy
Society<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/links/john-duffy-society>
Lecture: Patrick Michel (University of Lausanne) and Thomas Sagory (French Ministry of
Culture)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?…
Tue., Nov. 15, 5 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Boylston 237, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
Topic: Syrian archaeological archives and cultural heritage
Open to the public.
Organized by the Forum on Cultural Heritage at Harvard
March 2023
Alexander Jones (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World,
NYU)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?trum…
Wed., Mar. 1
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA 02138
TBA
Also sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar Diagrams Across Disciplines:
History, Theory,
Practice<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/seminars/diagrams-ac…ce>.
Mahindra Humanities Center Seminar: Civilizations of Ancient Greece and
Rome<https://mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu/civilizations-ancient-gr…
Rosalind Thomas (University of
Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Tue., Mar. 21, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA
Jackson Lecture 1
Jackson Lecture Series
Rosalind Thomas (University of
Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Thu., Mar. 23, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA
Jackson Lecture 2
Reception to follow lecture.
Jackson Lecture Series
Rosalind Thomas (University of
Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Mon., Mar. 27, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA
Jackson Lecture 3
Jackson Lecture Series
Rosalind Thomas (University of
Oxford)<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?t…
Wed., Mar. 29, 5:30 – 7 p.m.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, TBA, Cambridge, MA
Jackson Lecture 4
Jackson Lecture Series
April 2023
A Symposium: Antiochus III’s Edict(s) to Jerusalem: Between Imperial Stress and Local
Agency<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calendar?tr…
Thu., Apr. 20 – Fri., Apr. 21
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street,, Cambridge, MA 02138
Rotem Avneri Meir and Julia Rhyder (co-organizers)
See
website<https://cjs.fas.harvard.edu/calendar_event/antiochus-iiis-edicts…
for details.
cjs.fas.harvard.edu…<https://cjs.fas.harvard.edu/calendar_event/antiochu…
A Symposium in Honor of Ioli
Kalavrezou<https://classics.fas.harvard.edu/boston-area-classics-calenda…
Fri., Apr. 28 – Sun., Apr. 30
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Sackler Building, 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
02138<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__maps.google.co…
Students and colleagues will gather to celebrate the career of Ioli Kalavrezou, Dumbarton
Oaks Professor of Byzantine Art, Harvard University. The symposium will feature papers by
her students. This event is free and open to the public.
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